When Adding Black Actually Works

[The_Admiral]

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No!

[dbadefense1990]

2003 Florida Marlins alternate unis (most associated with the Bartman Game):

[-kj]

No. That didn't work at all.

[Raysfan12]

When adding black actually works for me:

1. Ohio State Buckeyes- The black adds some contrasts to the scarlet and grey to make the uniform pop
2. Arizona State- The black outline on the gold numbers makes the maroon uniform one of the best in college football
3. North Carolina- I hated the all-black uniform at first, but has grown on me so fast, it actually became my favorite uniform for them
4. Pittsburgh Penguins- Once the Pens changed the light blue to black, the rest became history
5. '66-67 Texas Western (UTEP) Miners- I took the literal route with this one like the Admiral did with the '47 Dodgers. Besides, they did beat Rupp's All-white UK team for the National Championship and please watch "Glory Road" to see what I mean.

[TalktoChuck]

I know this is black, I've been told it's black, it's officially been listed as black, but it still looks like a really dark navy to me.

[Harmening]

Me too.

[rmackman]

Chicago White Sox went from red to all black.

[dbadefense1990]

No. That didn't work at all.

Explain. Because when people bring up the Bartman Game and the Marlins, the 1st colors brought up are those menacing teal and black unis.

It might not work aesthetically, but it's an important part of sports history, engrained into the minds of people trying to reminisce about the night of October 14, 2003.

[Davey]

Kansas City Royals anyone ?

[uniguy22]

This...

To this...

[wonderbread]

it still needs a total overhaul though, needs a different template than the redwings

[IceCap]

No. That didn't work at all.

Explain. Because when people bring up the Bartman Game and the Marlins, the 1st colors brought up are those menacing teal and black unis.

I'm not sure that's true.

[Xist2inspire]

No. That didn't work at all.

Explain. Because when people bring up the Bartman Game and the Marlins, the 1st colors brought up are those menacing teal and black unis.

It might not work aesthetically, but it's an important part of sports history, engrained into the minds of people trying to reminisce about the night of October 14, 2003.

Then they don't belong in this thread. What happened when they were worn doesn't affect the design. Did the LA "Burger King" jerseys work because Gretzky wore them? It was a "right/wrong place, right/wrong time" situation with those uniforms, and that's probably why anyone remembers them at all....not because they looked good.

(And jeez, the Bartman incident happened on my birthday??? Huh.)

[goforbroke]

The Devils make too much sense to me for them to have ever worn green. I don't get it.

The green could be seen as a nod to New Jersey's Italian population.

It could also reference the state's forests, which are said to be the home of the team's namesake, the Jersey Devil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil#Popular_culture

It's also why the "fire and brimstone" thing associated with the addition to black doesn't really work for me. They aren't named after the Devil from Judeo-Christian mythology,

eh I disagree with this. Even though they're obviously named after the jersey devil myth, from day 1 they've always had that other type of devil imagery as they're logo. The jersey devil doesn't look anything like what the devils branding represents - even with the green.

[rtrich11]

I dont mind black as an accent on the Lions uniforms, just give me my blue facemasks back. Think this looks much better than the current black.

yes I know it's a mini helmet

I agree completely. This would look great and I can't understand why they didn't do this.

[doctorpeligro]

Wisconsin adding black elements to the road football set was a strong move. The black face masks, stripes and shoes complemented the black drop-shadow on the Motion W.

Although this was the most extensive use of black on a football jersey, Wisconsin has been using black for decades, even prior to the Motion W:

And, as you can tell from my signature, I would be in favor of black helmets (albeit over a monochrome red jersey/pants combo).

[PhlyBoy]

Best post of the thread.

[Raysfan12]

Best post of the thread.

They were the first Men's College Basketball team to have an all-black starting line-up.

[Lights Out]

This...

To this...

It still sucks even with the black trim. In fact, it's even worse, since the black trim is so clearly added in at the last second with very little thought.

[OnWis97]

On 12/24/2013 at 11:33 PM, doctorpeligro said:

Wisconsin adding black elements to the road football set was a strong move. The black face masks, stripes and shoes complemented the black drop-shadow on the Motion W.

 

Although this was the most extensive use of black on a football jersey, Wisconsin has been using black for decades, even prior to the Motion W:

I don't agree. I like the first red helmet before they added black MUCH better.

 

Of course, you'll seldom run into a fan that even realizes they wore two different red helmet designs this year.